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Default Will my Corsair 400CX handle a GTX 260?
System I need to power:
Phenom II 940 (125w stock) overclocked to 3.8GHz at 1.58v
4 sticks of DDR2 at 2.1v
2 San Ace H101 (6.24W / 0.38 amp each)
2 Yate Loon Mediums (.3 Amp Max, not sure of wattage)
1 80GB Intel X25M G2 SSD
4 Hitachi 500GB-2TB 7200RPM hard drives
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and, I plan to add either a GTX260 or 9800GTX. Do you guys think my Corsair 400CX power supply be able to handle this? Or should I buy a new PSU?

Using this PSU calculator, http://extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine, it came up to 529W

If so, will I have any headroom to add more fans?

Corsair 400CX


Any help is much appreciated!
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Well the 400CX can handle 955be, gtx 260, 2x2gb ddr3, one hdd and a couple of some antec tri-cools. Hope this helps even a little.
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It only has 1 PCI-E connector so it wouldn't work with a GTX 260.
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It only has 1 PCI-E connector so it wouldn't work with a GTX 260.
You can buy Molex > PCI-E power adapters.

Either way, I wouldn't risk it.
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it will work but the PC may restart/shut down under full load.
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It only has 1 PCI-E connector so it wouldn't work with a GTX 260.
Yeah it will with a molex-converter...
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It only has 1 PCI-E connector so it wouldn't work with a GTX 260.
Hmmm, I was under the impression that you could use a converted molex to PCI-E connector? Something like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812201004
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No, not with a overclock like that. 1.58v is ridiculous.

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it will work but the PC may restart/shut down under full load.
Dang... then that's unusable for me. I will be doing video/3d work and rendering won't be possible.
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I would get a larger power supply. You also can upgrade in the future without worrying about enough power.

Corsair 550VX or Corsair 750TX (if running dual cards)

They're on sale for a very good price. Priced at $59.99 and $89.99 respectively.

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